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October 9th
200 Notable deaths
Herbert Ross
American film director (1927-2001).
Born May 13th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2001 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Abulhassan Banisadr
Iranian politician and economist, and iran's first president.
Born March 22nd, 1933 in Hamadan. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2021 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Aaron Pryor
American boxer (1955-2016).
Born October 20th, 1955 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2016 at 60 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1st general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Nawa District.
Died October 9th, 1979 at 62 years old in Kabul (murder, asphyxia).
Gordon Allport
American psychologist (1897–1967).
Born November 11th, 1897 in Montezuma.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
Coccinelle
French actress and entertainer.
Born August 23rd, 1931 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2006 at 75 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille (stroke). [ref]
Paddy Roy Bates
Founder of the principality of sealand (1921-2012).
Born August 29th, 1921 in Ealing.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Leigh-on-Sea (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivankov
Russian mob boss (1940–2009).
Born January 2nd, 1940 in Moscow.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 69 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). [ref]
Clarence Birdseye
American inventor (1886–1956).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Rochefort
French actor.
Born April 29th, 1930 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2017 at 87 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. [ref]
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